I Accuse ( J'accuse! )

I Accuse (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: J'accuse!
Language Selections:
French ( Subtitles )
Silent ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
166 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White
Booklet
Remastered
Blu-Ray & DVD Combo

Movie filmed in 1919 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Abel Gance

Written By:
Abel Gance

Actors:
Romuald Joubé ..... Jean Diaz
Séverin-Mars ..... François Laurin
Maryse Dauvray ..... Edith Laurin
Maxime Desjardins ..... Maria Lazare
Angèle Guys ..... Angele
Mancini ..... Jean's Mother
Elizabeth Nizan ..... Orphan
Pierre Danis
Blaise Cendrars
Paul Duc

Synopsis:

***WARNING***The film is Silent with French intertitles***J'accuse (1919) is a French silent film directed by Abel Gance. It juxtaposes a romantic drama with the background of the horrors of World War I, and it is sometimes described as a pacifist or anti-war film. Work on the film began in 1918 and some scenes were filmed on real battlefields. The film's powerful depiction of wartime suffering, and particularly its climactic sequence of the "return of the dead", made it an international success, and confirmed Gance as one of the most important directors in Europe

J'Accuse (1919) is a story set against the backdrop of World War I that is considered one of the most technically advanced films of the era and the first major pacifist film. Gance, who had served briefly in the military during World War I, decided to return to active service in 1919 in order to film real battle scenes to include in the project.

The story of two men, one married, the other the lover of the other's wife, who meet in the trenches of the First World War, and how their tale becomes a microcosm for the horrors of war.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 27 December, 2014.